Racing

For the 2023 season the club will be racing the new Huntsman model (there are now 13 boats eligible to race) and the Micro Magic. The dates for racing are posted under the "Events and Social" page.


Micro Magic. The format of the racing will be as per previous years with competitors having to complete a number of laps of the course. The number of laps will be determined on the day and will depend on the wind conditions! As the Micro Magic is also compromised by weed, some racing may need to be postponed until the weed conditions improve. Alternatively the venue can be switched to Attenborough, we will keep you updated.


Huntsman. These are fast and exciting and controlling the model around the course will require the skipper to exercise control over both the throttle and the rudder. As the model is unfamiliar to competitors in a racing environment we may have a slightly different format, at least to start, and then assess how we go from there.

There are a total of 13 boats that are eligible to compete but we all agree that if all 13 boats were to set off at the same time the risk of collision and damage will be too high so we ask that boats that want to race turn up on the day and we will assess the format in the light of numbers.

In contrast to the yacht racing, the Huntsman racing should be a good substitute for other cardio-vascular exercises!!

For those who have purchased the "Club Kit" the build manual can be found by clicking on the link below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_alwX9o8lxens9Hin4tm2dzDLB-w3u9s/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110036151619309217897&rtpof=true&sd=true 

This is what the racing version is likely to end up looking like. Little in the way of deck accessories, they will just get knocked off!! Some builders have left a surplus edge around the deck and fitted a rubber bump strip.   

This is my finished model. All the extra fittings are made from scrap wood leftover from the kit. The model is pretty and designed to illustrate what a boat with a second hatch cove for "social" sailing could look like. I will build a second model for racing as the additional bits are a bit vulnerable in a race setting!!